Best Middle Schools in New Mexico

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NM-ASR and NM-MSSA test scores by the New Mexico Public Education Department. The most recent update was on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 235)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
350111000664	211	Tohatchi Middle	Public	6-8	Mid School Lane	Tohatchi	87325	McKinley County	Gallup	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 721-1051	262	68	3.8	94.7%	26 (9.9%)	4 (1.5%)	29 (11.1%)	3 (1.1%)	197 (75.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	$11,816							15.6	20.8	196	15
350156000419	212	West Las Vegas Middle School	Public	6-8	1024 South Pacific	Las Vegas	87701	San Miguel County	West Las Vegas	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 426-2541	297	18	16	100.0%	23 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	271 (91.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,581							15.4	23.2	187	25
350006000056	213	Garfield Middle	Public	6-8	3501 Sixth St NW	Albuquerque	87107	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 344-1647	303	25	12	101.3%	28 (9.2%)	9 (3.0%)	259 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$11,531							15.2	19.7	203	10
350090000814	214	Carlos F. Vigil Middle	Public	7-8	1260 Industrial Park Rd	Espanola	87532	Rio Arriba County	Espanola	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 753-1348	401	31	13	71.8%	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	359 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	$11,175							14.4	17.2	214
350006000114	215	Truman Middle	Public	6-8	9400 Benavides Rd SW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 836-3030	573	53	10.8	100.2%	14 (2.4%)	8 (1.4%)	533 (93.0%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$10,096							14.3	19.2	205	10
350141000729	216	Jemez Valley Middle	Public	6-8	8501 Hwy 4	Jemez Pueblo	87024	Sandoval County	Jemez Valley	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(575) 834-7391	70	4	17.5	100.0%	2 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	$17,885							14.2	18.8	206	10
350030000162	217	Carlsbad Sixth Grade Academy - Alta Vista Campus	Public	6-8	301 South Alta Vista St	Carlsbad	88220	Eddy County	Carlsbad	No	(n/a)	No	No	(575) 234-3300	714	40	18	43.3%	162 (22.7%)	8 (1.1%)	525 (73.5%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	$9,597							14.1	24.3	179	38
350117000665	218	Laguna-Acoma Middle	Public	7-8	282 Casa Blanca Road Exit 108	Casa Blanca	87007	Cibola County	Grants	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 285-2667	53	15	3.4	96.2%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,220							13.8	21.7	192	26
350039000189	219	Tse Bit Ai Middle	Public	6-8	Us Hwy 64	Shiprock	87420	San Juan County	Central	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 368-4741	406	37	10.9	94.3%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	376 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	$11,069							13.8	17.3	213	6
350006000812	220	Jimmy Carter Middle	Public	6-8	8901 Bluewater NW	Albuquerque	87121	Bernalillo County	Albuquerque	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(505) 833-7540	471	33	14.1	100.4%	26 (5.5%)	13 (2.8%)	397 (84.3%)	3 (0.6%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	$10,069							13.4	13.9	227	7

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NM-MSSA English Language Arts, NM-MSSA Mathematics, NM-ASR Science test scores released by the New Mexico Public Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on November 10, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the New Mexico Public Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the New Mexico Public Education Department.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the New Mexico Public Education Department.